Fake Fan Girl: Open Session about the Genderization of Science Fiction Fantasy Fans Why should female fans have to defend their presence at conventions and in science fiction and fantasy as a whole? Who is a ‘real’ fan? Who is a ‘real’ Geek? How is fandom impacted by the gender roles assigned by some in the Science Fiction Fantasy world? This open session offers an opportunity to discuss the phenomenon of “Fake Fan Girl,” its origins, manifestations and consequences to the world of Science Fiction Fantasy. All are welcome!

11:30 am – 1pm

Hunger GamesMollie CainAn Examination of the Regeneration from Novel to Cinema in Susan Collins’ The Hunger GamesAndrew PrattThe Shape of Hunger: The Hunger Games and Expectations on Women’s BodiesWhitney CrosbyOppression Hidden in Hunger Games Film Adaptation

1:15-2:45 pm

Postmodern, Posthuman: The Intersection of Gender and the Simulcra in Science Fictional Universes

Natalie Monzyk

The Simulcrum of Gender in Superhero Narratives

Bambi Whitaker

Doctor Who & The TARDIS as the Ultimate Cyborg

Erik Renth

The Cyborg as Posthuman: Gender, Sex and Asexuality

Kristina Oldham Sleeping Beauty in the 22nd Century: Identity and the Simulcra in Karen Healey’s When We Wake

3-4:30 pm

Steampunk and Visual Culture

James Wurtz

From Nautilus to Albion Reach: Steampunk as Historiographic Metafiction in Alan Moore’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Catie Spicer

Steampunk and Visual Culture

Samuel Franklin

Steampunk and Visual Culture

Katharine Harris

‘Clockwork Always Rings Alarm Bells’: The Power of Implausible Technologies in Contemporary Steampunk

The Clone Wars in the Public Square: Obama, Obi-Wan and the Contradictions of Fighting a Just War

Lora BargerLosing the Cross: Decline of Catholic Dogma in American Movies

6:30-8:15pm

Business Meeting

Everyone is welcome to share their year’s successes, suggestions, and the annual paper prizes! 8:15-10pmMovie Night At the end of every conference the SFF area hosts a movie night. This year’s feature is “The Beginning of the End” starring Peter Graves, Peggie Castle and Morris Ankrum. (1957) An attractive reporter investigating the mysterious destruction of an Illinois town stumbles upon a secret government laboratory conducting radiation experiments on vegetables. The lead scientist on the project is eager to help find out what happened. Together they discover that giant grasshoppers are behind the devastation. Worse yet, thousands of them are headed towards Chicago! Can they be stopped… or is this the Beginning of the End? Come join us for the movie and stay for the raffle prizes!